May 24 in History: Brooklyn Bridge, Morse & Queen Victoria

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[00:00:00]Welcome back. I'm Arthur Winslow and this is This Day [music] in History. May 24th, three moments that rewired the world. In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge opened after [music] 14 grueling years of construction.

[00:00:15]An impossible dream turned reality.

[00:00:18]But here's what most miss.

[00:00:20]Emily Roebling ran the project's [music] final decade and she was the very first person to cross it.

[00:00:27]In 1844, [music] Samuel Morse transmitted history's first telegraph message from Washington [music] to Baltimore.

[00:00:35]Four words that changed everything.

[00:00:38]"What hath [music] God wrought?" And in 1819, Queen Victoria was born.

[00:00:43]>> [music] >> And her birthday eventually became a global holiday celebrated across [music] 25% of the entire world. History never takes a day off.

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